On 2023-02-22, JAB <
here@is.invalid> wrote:
On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:20:42 -0500, Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com>
wrote:
Nothing sends a clear message to media channels about the implications
of this kind of stuff,
What the Dominion lawsuit reveals about the future of Fox News
...
...
Fox's core fear in late 2020 was that even the mildest pushback
against election conspiracy theories would send big chunks of its
audience to more extreme networks like Newsmax and One America News
Network. Several executives landed on the same metaphor: "We're
threading a needle that has to be thread because of the dumb fucks at
Fox on Election Day," executive producer Justin Wells told his
colleague Alec Pfeiffer. Or as Pfeiffer would tell Tucker Carlson,
"It's a hard needle to thread, but I really think many on 'our side'
are being reckless demagogues right now."
So, what this nation needs is some kind of standard, law, regulation,
etc. (not sure what) that holds media outlets accountable. We've been
far too loose for far too long. There need to be dire consequences for outright lying, and because there aren't (or are there? can't be arsed
to find out) media outlets seem to be able to say whatever they want in
the name of ratings, adverts, and the like.
Tucker Carson needs to think, will I do jail time if I say this?
Step two: apply something similar to Congress, who increasingly seems to
view governance like some kind of Surivor television show.
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